Ideological pathology - Atheist Nexus2015-08-03T02:06:18Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/ideological-pathology?groupUrl=environmentalatheists&commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A2150647&xg_source=activity&groupId=2182797%3AGroup%3A29029&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAn excellent summary of very…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-02-04:2182797:Comment:21574362013-02-04T06:09:04.719ZJoan Denoohttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JoanDenoo
<p>An excellent summary of very complex factors facing us. Tipping points of economic expansion, energy depletion, environmental degradation, changes in climate caused by overproduction of CO2 and deforestation that can no longer soak up excess gases, and chaotic conditions that drive some into superstition and seeking "comfort" instead of solutions. <br></br> Warring binds up people and resources, interfering with research and development. Noting that every great society on Earth has failed at…</p>
<p>An excellent summary of very complex factors facing us. Tipping points of economic expansion, energy depletion, environmental degradation, changes in climate caused by overproduction of CO2 and deforestation that can no longer soak up excess gases, and chaotic conditions that drive some into superstition and seeking "comfort" instead of solutions. <br/> Warring binds up people and resources, interfering with research and development. Noting that every great society on Earth has failed at this point and there is little prospect of being able to restore the planet to health, let alone its cultures. (Tainter)</p>
<p>Lessons from history of the pattern of accumulation of wealth in a few of the population, food shortages, extreme poverty developing and inequitable distribution of all resources weakens nations from inside. (Redmond).</p>
<p>From the Stone Age through to the modern era, greed plays its part in failing to move beyond acquisition of wealth to a social system that maintains and perpetuates progress before collapsing in a new Dark Age. After each progression, a cycle repeats of development, stratification, collapse, a Dark Age, and a new progression begins. Only this time, the Earth's living things may not survive. (Wright).</p>
<p>The period after WWII, during the build up of respect and acknowledgment of those who produce goods and services and who had protection from greed of oligarchs, began a period of distribution of profits for the first time of which I am aware. The owners of capital and the owners of labor had legal rights to shares of profits. That changes with the breakdown of safety nets, profits going to investors instead of producers and the partnership link came apart.</p>
<p>Production is a partnership between financial providers and labor providers. When that link breaks, culture collapses.</p> LOL Good point. They long for…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-24:2182797:Comment:21506472013-01-24T04:41:26.913ZRuth Anthony-Gardnerhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/RuthAnthonyGardner
<p>LOL Good point. They long for an idealized past that never existed.</p>
<p>LOL Good point. They long for an idealized past that never existed.</p> Delusions is right. The part…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-01-19:2182797:Comment:21473362013-01-19T14:56:47.158ZHumble Piehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/HumblePie
<p>Delusions is right. The part that makes me angriest, though, is that they don't remember the 1950s for what they were, but some fairytale version they wish could be. At least if you are going to pine for a different time in history, remember it right.</p>
<p>Delusions is right. The part that makes me angriest, though, is that they don't remember the 1950s for what they were, but some fairytale version they wish could be. At least if you are going to pine for a different time in history, remember it right.</p>